~ Spotted ~ Gumtree ~ Ebay ~ Facey ~

Looks really interesting Udo, but i reckon what would make it fly is the straight rail more so than bottom contours. Add a bit more rocker, thruster set up, and cut off the nose square, and you've got a hpsb machine for good waves. (Then you've also got a Tommo Vader type thing), but i really like that short length straight rail concept, wide tail wide nose, for me, better than a fish. But i reckon you could have a flat bottom and just play with fins for hold/different feel.

The tucked under rail edge - he says it gives more hold and, if I'm not mistaken, Geoff McCoy says a similar thing that water 'grips' (I don't know if that is exactly how he explained it) a curved edge. Thus more hold in sucky waves. Yet most boards have hard edges at the rear.
Thoughts anyone?

udo wrote:

I remember your Mini Simmons Review many yrs ago Freeride

Is there a link to this?

$1650 for a second hand board?

Tell him he's dreaming.

One of Jim's 'limited edition' boards, eh?

Think he makes a run of them every time he gives up shaping.

freeride76 wrote:

$1650 for a second hand board?

Tell him he's dreaming.

That’s two desert storms

stunet wrote:

One of Jim's 'limited edition' boards, eh?

Think he makes a run of them every time he gives up shaping.

His annual John Farnham farewell tour.

Do you get a free JB certified tin foil hat and an anti vax conspircey book with the board

Does JB still shape them or is it a ghost shaper at the factory ? I’ve got a 7’ hit the road from 5 years ago , good board but doesn’t get any use in tweed.

Supafreak wrote:

Does JB still shape them or is it a ghost shaper at the factory ? I’ve got a 7’ hit the road from 5 years ago , good board but doesn’t get any use in tweed.

Last time I checked he had separate list of options of prices and hand shaped by him at the top of the list.
The ones available in Oz were ghost shaped on a Byron factory for a while and now down in Sydney at Rhino I think.

seaslug wrote:

Do you get a free JB certified tin foil hat and an anti vax conspircey book with the board

The number of Aussie surf icons that have dived headfirst down the anti vax freedom rabbit hole is bloody embarrassing.

udo wrote:

Sale.....
https://joelfitzgeraldsurfboards.com/

Oooh, Midnight Lightning. 7'6 2+1 . On the Xmas wish list.

They go better with the Webber twins but as you can sell them,and get anything else that suits.MC has retired and that board looks ok.Its worth 3-400 at least.

This one is priced to sell apparently.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/419280729657421/?ref=browse_ta...

Beautiful looking board Udo but not for me at that price

Tell em he's dreamin

udo wrote:

Any Big Boys want a cheap Ghost @46 litres
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bulli/surfing/surfboard/1285864817

Very tempting udo but Ive got 6 boards now , plus whatever I spend on boards I have to give the equivalent to the missus.

udo wrote:

Read this ...Thankyou
https://www.instagram.com/p/CR3JL9WHhQe/

Check his INSTA today!

Udo, you should provide a board finder service. People put up what they are looking for and you hunt out the best options for a fee, as you seem to be all over it!

Udo….what do you reckon I’d get for a 6’2” ghost in decent nick?

udo wrote:

Not sure...here's a few on Gummy
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-surfing/pyzel+ghost+surfboard/k0c18568?view...
Its a shame you didnt Gell with it.

Cheers mate.

This guy has slowly been dropping the price in $25 increments, down from $200.

Now only $50 - someone put him out of his misery. Looks like a fun board.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/marks-point/surfing/wizstix-fish-5-9-/12...

I’ve got a Wizz fish and it’s fucking amazing. If that board wasn’t too small for me I’d be on it in a flash. That’s the bargain of the century.

Wonder if he ever tried a different fin set up

Fantastic price incl RM quad fins. Fins alone must be easy $200. Heard great reviews on the Seaside.

slight rant based off very honest advertising above
I tend to notice that latest X model shortboard is shared as a link, it looks amazing, incredible even, it gets bought and is the second coming, then 6 months pass. After this, the new Y model shortboard gets shared and posted, it's quite a different shape but it's phenomenal, the messiah and by the way X model would stall a bit and was nervous on takeoff. About 6 months later, the Z model gets mentioned, it seems to be a modern update of the X which is remembered fondly, and Y had this flat spot in acceleration and tended to push water getting in a little. Furthermore, Z has +/- 1 fin in the setup.

Would it not be better to develop a shape, change one small thing about it, and optimise it over a number of boards until it is completely dialled in to your surfing?

Anyway, each to their own and their money. All this is before trying to optimise fins to a shape which is it's own kettle of fish (inspired design)

seaslug wrote:

Fantastic price incl RM quad fins. Fins alone must be easy $200. Heard great reviews on the Seaside.

I spotted a second hand Seaside in the local shop and nearly committed. It was a lot more expensive than the one above and in the end I got scared off by the concaves. It would probably go alright , but my brain just couldn't compute. The older I get, the more simple I need things to be. If interested, start at around 4.00 minutes in.

Dale Wilson gun. Good price for a lot of board.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/ashmore/surfing/surfboard-as-new-8-6-al-...